How to Hand-Wind Yarn Into a Ball
There’s something quietly satisfying about starting a knitting project by hand-winding your yarn. You get a few slow moments to really meet your yarn. Its texture. Its bounce. Its personality.
If you love hand-dyed or hand-spun yarns, chances are you’ve brought home at least one beautifully twisted skein that felt too pretty to touch. Those snakelike coils practically glow on the shelf at fiber festivals and local yarn shops. But before that yarn can become stitches, it needs a little transformation.
Let’s walk through how to hand-wind yarn into a ball, no tools required.
